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ItmayseemhardtoleaveSydney’sattractionsandsights,butwhentheurgearisestoexplorebeyondthecity,manyexceptionaldaytripsawaittravelers.

ScenicWorld

OnavisittotheWorldHeritage-listedBlueMountains,enjoycleanfreshairandbreathtakinglandscapesofancientrainforests.ScenicWorldinKatoombaisthebestwaytoaccessthebeautyofthisregion.Besidesclimbing,youcanchoosecablecars,elevatedboardwalksortheScenicRailway—theworld’ssteepestrailwaytravellingthrougharocktunnel,toreachthemountaintop.

RoyalNationalPark

Establishedin1879,theRoyalNationalParkistheworld’sthirdnationalpark.Locatedanhour’sdrivesouthofSydney,thebeachesareunspoilt,crowd-freeandgreatforsurfingorswimming.There’sdramaticsceneryalongthewaywitharangeofuniqueheritageattractions.Bushwalking,boating,canoeingandfishingarealsopopularactivities.

FeatherdaleWildlifePark

Located45minutesdrivewestofSydney,Featherdalehastheworld’slargestcollectionofAustraliannativebirds,mammals（哺乳动物）andreptiles（爬行动物）.Situatedinabushlandenvironment,Featherdaleprovidesauniqueopportunityforupcloseanimalinteractions（互动）.Hand-feedakangaroo,havebreakfastwithakoalaandcheckoutahugevarietyofspeciesincludingdingoes,emus,penguinsandmore.

TheHawkesburyRiver

Locatedanhour’sdrivenorth-westofSydney,theHawkesburyRiverisoneofNewSouthWales’best-keptsecrets.Experiencewhatthispicturesqueregionofwaterways,farmlandandnationalparkshastooffer—fromwaterskiingandbushwalkingtohorseriding,rivercruisesandretailtherapy.

21.WhatcanyoudowhenvisitingScenicWorld?

A.Ridehorses.B.Hand-feedakangaroo.

C.Gosurfing.D.Climbmountains.

22.Ifyouareananimallover,youcangoto_______.

A.ScenicWorldB.RoyalNationalPark

C.TheHawkesburyRiverD.FeatherdaleWildlifePark

23.WhatdoRoyalNationalParkandtheHawkesburyRiverhaveincommon?

A.Bothcanbereachedbycablecars.B.Visitorscangoswimmingandfishing.

C.Bushwalkingisavailableonthetwotrips.D.Visitorscanenjoybeautifulmountainscenery.

B

“Joe?

Isthatyou?

”Thewomanspeakingtomeatthebaseballgamelookedalittlefamiliar.“Marci?

”Iasked.“Itisyou!

”shecriedout,smilingbroadly.“It’sgoodtoseeyouagain!

”

ItwasgoodtoseeMarci,too.Offandonduringthepastfewdecades,I’vewonderedabouther.Ialmosttriedtosearchforherafewyearsagoaftertalkingtoafriendwhohadindicatedthatthe1990shadbeenprettyroughforMarci.Someetingheratthebaseballgamewasreallyasurprise.

Wespentafewminutestalkingaboutourlives—thegoodold,badolddays.ThenMarcigrewquietforamoment.“Youknow,Joe,”shesaid,“I’vealwayswantedtotellyouhow...how...sorryIamforthewayItreatedyou.Youmusthavebeenhurtbothphysicallyandmentally.”Iwasalittleembarrassed.Iturnedandlookedather.“It’sOK,”Isaid,“Nobigdeal!

”“ButIwassuchajerk,”shecontinued.Yesyouwere,Ithought.“Wewerebothprettyyoung,”Ismiled.“Iknow,”shesaid.“It’sjustalwaysbotheredme,rememberinghowmeanIwastoyou.AndI’vewantedtotellyouthatI’msorry.”Theexpressiononherfacewaswarmandsincere.Andtherewassomethinginhereyes—itlookedalotlikerelief.“OK,”Isaid.“Apologyaccepted!

”Overcomebythesweetnessofthemoment,Ireachedanarmaroundherandgaveheraquickhug.Justthen,thecrowderuptedwithahugecheer,andMarciandIbothreturnedourattentiontothegame.BythetimeIlookedovertowhereshehadbeen,shewasgone.Butthewarm,wonderfulfeelingofourbriefexchangewasstillthere,andcontinuestothisdaywheneverIthinkaboutit.

Itisn’tenoughtojustsay“I’msorry”and“You’reforgiven”.Butwhenthosewordsaretrulyfeltandsincerelyexpressed,theycanopenthedoortomiraclesoftheheart.Forgivenesscanbringpeacetoaninjuredsoul—evenyearsafterthefact.Evenatabaseballgame.

24.WhatkindoflifedidMarciliveduringthelate20thcenturyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Happy.B.Busy.C.Hard.D.Simple.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“jerk”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Ahumorousperson.B.Acruelperson.

C.Acarelessperson.D.Anhonestperson.

26.WhydidMarcilookinreliefaftertalkingwiththeauthor?

A.Becauseherfavoriteteamwonthegame.B.BecauseshelearnedJoewaslivingagoodlife.

C.Becauseshemadeanapologytotheauthor.D.Becauseshefoundshewasnotmeananylonger.

27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ExcitementofaBaseballGameB.MentalBurdenofaWoman

C.MiraclesofForgivenessD.ReliefofFindingaFriend

C

Haveyoueverwonderedwhendogsfirstbecame“man’sbestfriend”andtheworld’sfavouritepet?

Ifyouhave,thenyou’renotalone.Whenandwheredogsfirstbeganlivingsidebysidewithhumansarequestionsthathavestirredhotdebateamongscientists.Thereareafewhardfactsthatallagreeon.Theseincludethatdogswereoncewolvesandtheywerethefirstanimaltobedomesticated（驯养）byhumans.Theycameintohumanlivessome15,000yearsago,beforethedawnofagriculture.

Beyondthat,thereislittleagreement.Theearliestbonesfoundthatareunquestionabledogs’andnotwolves’datefrom14,000yearsago.However,30,000-year-oldskullshavebeendiscoveredinFranceandBelgiumthatarenotpurewolves’andsomescientiststhinkcouldbedogs’.

Withsuchpuzzlingevidence,manyscientistsarenowturningtoDNAtofindoutwhenandwheredogswerefirstdomesticated.Inoneresearchproject,tensofthousandsofbloodsampleshavebeentakenfromstreetdogsaroundtheworld.Theplanistocomparethemwiththoseofwolves.It’sevenpossibletoanalyseDNAfromancientbones.Tinypiecesofthe30,000-year-oldskullsmentionedearlierarecurrentlybeingstudied,andanotherDNAstudyhasalreadyshownthatancientdogspreservedintheAlaskanicefieldsevolvedfromAsianwolves,notAmericanones.

Indeed,theancientDNAmayturnouttobemoreinformativethantheDNAoflivingdogs.Becausedogshaveaccompaniedhumansaroundtheworldforthousandsofyears,theircurrentdistributionmaytellusverylittleoftheirorigins.ThisiswhydifferentgroupsofscientistsbelievethatdogsvariouslyoriginatedineasternAsia,Mongolia,Siberia,EuropeorAfrica.

Butwhyweretheanimalsdomesticatedinthefirstplace?

Themostrecenttheoryisthatdogsdomesticatedthemselves,initiallylivinginandaroundourancientvillagestoeatanyfoodthrownout.Today,thisisawayoflifestillsharedbythreequartersofabillionunowneddogsworldwide.

28.Whichistheonlystatementgenerallyagreedonbyscientistsstudyingdogs?

A.Dogsoriginallywereusedasfarmanimals.

B.DogsevolvedfromwolvesfoundinEurope.

C.Dogshelpedthedevelopmentofagriculture.

D.Dogswerethefirstanimaltobekeptaspets.

29.Whydoesthewriterfirstmentionthe30,000-year-oldanimals’skulls?

A.Toshowthatdogsweremuchlargerinthepast.

B.ToprovethatdogsdevelopedfromAsianwolves.

C.Tosuggestthatdogsmayhaveevolvedmuchearlier.

D.ToarguethatdogswerefirstkeptinFranceandBelgium.

30.HowdidscientistsdeterminetheoriginsoftheancientdogsfoundinAlaska?

A.Byanalyzingtheageoftheirbones.B.Byexaminingtheanimals’DNA.

C.Bystudyingtheshapeoftheirskulls.D.Bycomparingthemwithmoderndogs.

31.Whydiddogsstartlivingwithhumans?

A.Becausetheywereattractedbyfood.B.Becausetheyweretrappedbyhumans.

C.Becausetheycouldn’tsurviveinthewild.D.Becausetheyweretrainedtoprotectvillages.

D

We’vebeencoveringstandingdesksforalongtimenowbecauseexpertsagreethatsittingalldayiskillingus.Wewanttobeproductivewhilealsokeepingourbodieshealthy.Overtheyears,therehavebeenseveralsolutionstothisfromfixedstandingdeskstoadjustableones,portabledeskstoonesthatchangeintoshelves.

However,themosthigh-techandelegantsolutionhastobethisnewsmartdeskcalledtheStirKineticDesk.Thedesklearnsyourdailybehaviorandmovesbetweenasittingandstandingheightregularlythroughoutthedaytokeepyoumovingwithoutinterruptingyourworkflow.

Youcanprogramspecificsittingandstandingintervalsorletthedesksettheschedule.Ifyoutendtositwhilereturningemailsinthemorning,butalwayswanttostandduringthatafternoonconferencecall,thedeskwilllearnthoseregularhabitsandadjustthescheduletofitthem.Ofcourse,thedeskcanalwaysbemanuallyloweredorraisedbyusingthetouchscreenonthelowerleftcornerofthedesk.

Whenswitchingpositions,thedeskgentlydipsandrisestoletyouknowthatachangeiscomingup.Ifyou’renotreadytoswitchpositionsatthattime,youcantapthetouchscreentostaysittingorstandingforawhilelonger.

Thebuilt-intouchscreenalsokeepstrackofyourdailysittingandstandingtimesandtellsyouhowmanycaloriesyou’veburned.Youcanevensetgoalsforhowlongorhowoftenyouwanttostand.ThedeskalsoworkswithfitnessdevicesliketheFitbittotrackyourmovements.

Allofthatsmarttechnologydoesn’tcomecheapthough.TheM1desk,whichistheeverydaymodel,runsasteep＄2,990,whilethemoreexecutivemodelwithaddedfeatures,theF1,goesfor＄4,190.

Whileexpensive,it’sworththatthinkingofhowmuchtimewespendatourdesks.Muchlikeagoodmattress（床垫）,agooddeskthatworkswithyouisworththeinvestment.Hopefullyinaf